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1.NounA thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
2.NounMicroscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
3.NounOne of the sharp-edged, thick planks driven forward to hold back loose earth or mud when digging the way through for tunnelling or spiling. Also called a spill.
4.Noun↑ Geological Digressions, "Glossary: Petrography and petrology"
5.VerbTo cover or line with laths.
6.NounAlternative form of lat (“staff; monumental pillar”).